Foreign Affairs Council, 10 December 2018

Summary:

A meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council was held on 10 December 2018. The agenda includes the following items:

• Discussion on the implementation of the JCPoA with Iran and on the preservation of trade and financial channels against a background of sanctions imposed by the United States;
• Discussion on the latest behaviour by Iranian actors on European soil and Iran's ballistic missiles programme;
• Discussion on the Western Balkans, and in particular the EU's engagement and cooperation with the region;
• Discussion on the latest developments in Ukraine, including the rising tensions in the Azov Sea and Kerch Strait;
• Adoption of an update to sanctions related to Ukraine;
• Discussion on the situation in Venezuela, focusing on the potential establishment of an international contact group;
• Discussion on cooperation between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU), ahead of a ministerial meeting between the two sides.